Genteel Lavender Color

#e2e6ec

Genteel Lavender is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #1d1913
Complementary Color #ece8e2
Color Shade: blue cyan (216° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 90.59% (better contrasting with black)
Genteel Lavender Color Sample
Genteel Lavender Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e2e6ec

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Genteel Lavender Color. The Sweet Emily color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Violet Powder (#c7ccd8) for more calm effect. Try Monet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ece8e2 is the best complementary color to Genteel Lavender. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e2e6ec complementary color is Pampas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e2ebec and #e3e2ec. Thus found on the left and right of #e2e6ec on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mystic and Athens Gray colors as they work well with Genteel Lavender.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Genteel Lavender palette consists of #ebece2 and #ece3e2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ece8e2). Try Green White and Ebb colors in combination with #e2e6ec, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #e2e6ec offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Genteel Lavender. Thus Green White and Soft Peach giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Genteel Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pampas, Lola, and Gin split by 90° on the color wheel. #e2e6ec square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Genteel Lavender tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ece8e2) and two others. The Soft Peach is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gin – 120° from the complementary Pampas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ece2e6 and #e2ece8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e2e6ec is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Genteel Lavender has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 20.83% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e2e6ec is made of 3.92% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black ink.

HEX #e2e6ec
RGB Decimal rgb(226,230,236)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 3.92, 2.35, 0, 7.45
HSL hsl(216,20.83%,90.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216,4.24%,92.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.1521,-0.2333,-3.3876)
XYZ xyz(74.8012,78.8185,90.6279)
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